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SUBSCRIPTIONS IN ADVANCE Vour subscription l« payable In •* vanca and you will aave delay* by complying with this rule. ^ # SEMI-WEEKLY EDITION OFFICIAL OMAN Oi the Qtjr of Thomaavllb and the Count? of Thom**. VOL. X. No. 79. THOMA8VILLE, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1922. •1X0 PER ANNUM CONSTiTliPLE AWAITS MEETING OF IE CONFERENCE Kemalists Are in Prideful Me od Over Their Victories and Are Making Threats of Russian Assistance and the Dis ruptions in Italy and England.—Violent Outbursts are Feared in Constantinople Due to Postponement of the Conference for Another Week. Lausanne, Switzerland, Nov. 13.— The delegates ot the Turkish Nation alist government have come to Laua- anne as victors and their mood Is wholly different than that ot the crushed representatives ot the Sultan who begged for mercy when the treaty of Sevres was drafted three years ago. Their leader, ismet Pasha boasts the support ot ihe Russian Soviets and alluded to the uncertainty which the new governments of England and Italy have given to tho solidarity of the Entente. CONSTANTINOPLE SITUATION WORRYING ALLIED HEADS London, Nov. 13.—Now that the Lausanne conference has been post poned to November 20th, the question most urgently asked here Is whether It will be possible to maintain order In Constantinople In the Interim. Res toration of communications has reveal- ed such an ugly situation there that It is evident that the utmost tact and sired a postponement. It was said yesterday that the British were argu ing for a still later date than Nov. 20, but the French government could not see why a week’s postponement should not be ample. The same uncertainty that charact erized the peace confgerence atill clouds the proposed preliminary meeting between the representatives of Great Britain, France and Italy. The British desire n sort of inter, allied conference to precede the Lausanne gathering while M. Poin care, the French premier, thinks simple “conversations" will be adequ- ate. He has suggested that he can see and talk to Lord Curzon, the Birt. ish foreign secretary, while Lord Curzon is passing through Paris on his way to Lausanne. Italy’s position is rather vague. Rome dispatches have said that Premier Mussolini was not ready for the conference at Lausanne today. They did not indicute, however, when he would be prepared to be represent, skill will be necessary to prevent vlo- i «d at Lausanne, or what would be his lent outbursts. All reports coming attitude to conversations between the here concur In saying that the Ex ; principal allies. IliitS. GIBSON AND NEGRO WOMAN GET INTO FIGHT OVER MURDER MYSTERY Pig Woman and Negro Cow Keeper Engage in Physical Difficulty. — Negress Says Mrs. Gibson Did Not Wit ness Double Killing. New Brunswick, N. J„ Nov. 13.—A physical encounter between women witnesses In the Hall-Mills murder case, was the latest development to day. Mrs. Jane Gibson, pig raiser, who says she saw the murder, and Nellie Russell, negress, who keeps cows. In a statement Sunday, said Mrs. Gibson did not see the murder, hod an altercation over a pig yester day. Attorney Mott, head ot the In vestigation, declined to say what ef fect the negress' statement would have on plants to present the case to the grand Jury soon. MRS. CUTIS SPEAKS F For First Time in History Such Privilege Was Ever Granted a Foreigner, it is Stated in Berlin Dispatches Today. Berlin, NoV. 13.—Several hundred persons had the novelty of hearing an American woman speak from the Rlechstag Tribune when Mrs. Carrie destruction of the squares. Chapman Catt yesterday delivered an address under the auspices ot the Woman’s League of Serial Welfare Workers In Great Britain. It is be- lleved that this Is the first time such privilege has ever been granted to for eigners. •’ tremlsts are dominating the Angora government, which Is following a pol icy of defiance toward the allies and terrorism among the local population In Constantinople. TURK DELEGATES TO CONFER. Paris, Nov. 13.—In answer Host of the French delegation to the conference headed by M. Bompard intended to leave for Lausanne last night, but their trip was cancelled when M. Poincare decided that he would await the arrival here of Lord Curzon. The Turkish delegation headed by message from !smet“ Pasha'' head 0 “' Ismct Pasha ’ 1 whi;h arrive . d at Uu - the Turkish Nationalist delegation at j“ n ? e mght ’ ™ ay cont,nue °" Lausanne, Ferid, of the Angora gov-! Pan> - French <?“vemment had ernment representatives here started 0,1,611 * he Angora repre,enU ' lTe for Lausanne today to confer with j hcrc « Ferid Bcy . to not,fy Ismct ot Ismet and accompany him here If he I the postponement and to invite thorn decides to come. to come ,0 the «riUl. . The French feel there Is every U. 8. HA8 NOT 8ENT NEW NOTE chance of Great Britain and France ON NEAR EASTERN AFFAIRS being in general accord on question, ion which Lord Curzon is extremely Washington, D. C., Nov. 13. — Tho'anxious to obtain allied agreement impression prevailing in Constanti-j before the meeting with the Turks; nople and reflected in yesterday's j but there is no concealment of the news dispatches, that the United f ac t that there is not entire harmony States has sent a note to Europe re- In the views of the French and Brit- gardlng the Near East peace settle- j,], ment, was said at the State Depart' ment today, to be based on a misun derstanding of facts. Officials Bald the only American communication on the subject Is copy of a statement of the American position which was sent in October to the ambassador, In Paris, London and MILLION BARRELS OIL THREATENED BY GREAT EIRE IN HUMBLE SECTOR Lightaiug Sfrtcd Bkzc Late MEN IN RUSSIA MURDER Sunday That Threatens To _ __ Destroy Entire Plant, Ac- BY THE WHOLESALE TO prevent robbery leak Hou.ioD. T ex.~No,. n-n,. j Five Mtn Arrested by All- disastrous tiro In twenty-nlno years - -- - - and in the history or tne Gulf Const oil fields li now raging in the Humble sector, seventeen miles northeast of Houston. Thiee quarters of a mil lion barrels of ol) are now burning and are being fanned by a stiff north wind which Is endangering two mil lion dollars worth of oil. During a -Storm Sunday, lightning struck a tank and early today the flames spread to other tanks. REMOVE SQUARES OF COTTON AFTER BOLL WEEVIL HAS COME OUT, THEN USE ARSENATE This Remedy Will Do The Work Says Florida Agricul tural Head at the State Col lege at Gainesville.—Experi ments Successful. Gainesville, Fla., Nov. IS.—Removal of all squares from tbs cotton plant at a time when virtually all boll wee vlls are out of winter quarters lu Florida, which Is ahout June 5th, and followed Immediately by a thorough aopllcv- tlon of calcium arsenate, or lead ar senate, Is the method developed here for control of the weevil. It was an nounced Saturday night by Doctor Wllnton Newell of the state plant board, and director of the University of Florida experiment station. He termed the development a solar plexus blow to the weevil, showing thut fields which had undergone the treatment had produced virtually as much cotton as before the weevil.’ advent. THOUSANDS READ IN CHILE AS RESULT EARTHQUAKE AND VIOLENT TIDAL WAVE No Inkling Yet 4s to the Exact Number That Have Been Killed or as to Property ) amage Resulting From the Disaster.—It is Stated That Three Towns Have Been Completely Wiped Out by the Violent Eruptions of Water That Resulted.—Relief Measures in Progress. Antofagasta, Chile., Nov. 13.—The cerning which no news is yet avail- city of Coplapo was destroyed and the ' able. port of Calders greatly damaged by tidal waves Saturday. The town was thrown Into a panic when the rush of water severed the power lines. Most of tho commercial sec tion of Coplapo was carried sway by the waters and the port of Charnara! was destroyed. RELIEF NEEDED FOR VICTIMS CHILEAN QUAKE AND FLOOD DISASTROUS FIRE RAGING POSTPONED AT REQUEST OF GREAT BRITAIN Paris, Nov. IS.—The French foreign office yesterday announced that the Greco-Turklsh peace conference to bo held at Lausanno had been tentatively set for not later than Nov. 20. Originally the dote set for the con vening of the conference was Nov. 13, but the British government de- The French,i n any case, think that it is better to get to work with the Turks quickly in order to avoid any outbreaks around Constantinople, and to trust to luck to find time at Lausanne, or by wire, or through ambassadors to agree on such a com mon course as still many be found at this late date. The American minister, Joseph C. Grew, was in Lausanne for a few hours yesterday and engaged rooms for Rear Admiral Mark Bristol and tho American ambassador to Italy, Richard Washburn Child, Mrs. Child and himself, but he did not know when the American unofficial observ. era would reach here because of the uncertainty of the conference plans. Houston, Texas, Nov. 13.—More than one million barrels of oil was doomed early last night and Indications were that a similar amount would probably be consumed in a spectacular fire sweeping the Gulf Production Company farm at Humble. Lightning caused the blaze. Three enormous under ground res ervoirs. said to have a capacity of 400.000 barrels each, caught fire and the boiling matter spread rapidly to ward threo other nearby pits thorities Said to Have Ad mitted Killing Over One Hundred Persons to Secure Valuables., Moscow, Nov. 13.—Five men were arrested by the police today ond have admitted murdering 108 men, women and children, their motive being rob bery. in one Instance, eighteen per sons attending a birthday party were all killed. Another time a family ol eight was murdered In order to leave no witnesses, the police suld. CHINESE JBANDITS IN ENORMOUS NUMBERS THREATEN MISSIONARIES Shanghai, China, Nov. 13.—It Is re ported from Hankow that bandit* In the Honan province who have been kidnaping foreign m!**ion<triea and The terrorizing the country now number whole farm constats of twenty tanks, all of which may be lost. The blaze can be seen for miles. Workmen were handicapped In right ing the blaze because of the condition of the field. Kains have almost flood ed the section and fire fighting appara tus could not be moved quickly. Ef forts wero b-Jng made to keep the blaze back by the use of steam. The farm in situated on a prairie and fears are entertained that oil will spread beyond Immediate property The site is three miles from Humble, however, and will not menace the town proper. 1,000 ami are holding the entire Kio- shan district. The outlaws have de feated troops sent against them and two more ihrigades have been dis patched as reinforcements. SOVIETS CONSIDER HOW TO FIGHT THE FASCISTI SPIRIT AMONG GERMANS Progress of Facsimo in Other European Countries is Prov ing Thom in the Flesh of Third Internationale Which Now Plans to Squash it. Moscow, Nov. 13.—The Third Inter nationale Is considering tactics to combat the wove of Fascism which Is reported to be making tremendous strides In Germany, Poland, Rumania and Hungary. The newspaper Prav- da says the Communists must create an antl-FascIstt front and fortify the party against the progress of the movement that swept Italy. EXPRESS CASES" IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Macon. Ga.. Nov. 13.—Wallace Mill er, attorney for tho sixteen defend ants who were convicted In connec tion with the dlsappearnnceof half a million dollars worth of packages from the American Rnllway Express Company, declared today that a writ of certiorari from the Circuit Court of Appeals affirming tho decision of the district court would bo Iliad tho next ten days or two weeks. lit the meantime Miller will apply for a stay of execution of the sentenc es Imposed on the defendants. Already twenty-four bodies have been recovered at Coquimbo, where it is known there are one hundred or more dead. At Chanaral a number were killed by falling houses. It was earthquake and tidal wave combined that accounted for the vast destruction in the provinces of Anto fagasta, Atacama and Coquimbo. The movement of tho ocean is described as phenomenal. It gave evidence of Santiago, Chile, Nov. 13.—Relief | a terrific disturbance in the bed of forces to aid tho thousands made ; the Pacific itself. There must have homeless by earthquakes throughout | been such a rearing at the bottom of Chile Saturday and tho flooding waves j the sea that immense quantities of which followed, wore being built to- water were sucked through, causing a duy. Tho death toll probably will ho f tremendous recession of the waters at least a thousand, It is estimated and along thc Chilean coast, the property dumage is expected run into millions as several towns were almost destroyed and practically all ships on tho fourteen hundred miles of coast were affected by the huge waves. OCEAN SWEEP8 OUT ANO THEN 8WEEP8 IN Santiago, Chile, Nav. 13. With Several times the ocean swept out ward and came back in the shape of a great wave, flooding the seaports and In some instances sweeping away the waterfront. The violent effects of the tidal waves were felt from Antofagasta on the north to Valdivia on the south, covering about sixteen degrees of latitude, or more than 1,- 200 miles. All types of craft lying in the vari- partial re-establishment of communi-' ous harbors were swept on shore, cations, Chile's earthquake catastro- j wrecked, or left high and dry, and at [N YOUR HOM3 tW« I some room—tmybe yours or *• the kiddies, living room, din ing room orkitchcn—where you’d like to change the color of the woodwork. That's the place and job fop [What’s more, you con have your favored color scheme •—mahogany, walnut, moss green, cherry, light or dark oak or any of six pleasing Come in and let us show you what you can do with tt, We’re the FIXALL store. MASH-MILT0N DRUG CO. “A Good Place to Trade.” Phones 105 end 106 SOLDIER BONUS WILL PASS NEXT CONGRESS SAYS LEGION LEADER Washington, D. C., Nov. 13.—Confl uence that the soldiers’ bonus bill would be enacted by the Congress which comes Into existence after March fourth, was expressed today j by John Thomas Taylor, legislative representative of the American Le gion In a statement which declared the recent election had clarly demon strated that the sentiment of the coun try was behind compensation legisla tion. SHIP PASSENGERS RISE EARLY TO SEE M. CLEMENCEAU Aboard the Steamship Paris, Enroute to New York, Nov. 13.— Almost every person aboard the steamship Paris, Is honoring thn maxim ot early to bed and enrly to rise In order to watch Georges Clemenceau take his early morn ing walk on the decks. The former premier of Frauen gets out of bed at five oclock and paces up and down the ship for a while and then goes lhack to his cabin. One Is lucky to catch a glimpse of him after that. TEXTILE MEN IN SOUTH {FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES LOSE Miss. Ruling That Compan ies Owed $8,500,000 in Fines Upheld in High Court. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 13.—The Su preme Court today nffirmed the decis ion of Chancellor Striker. Imposing tines and penalties amounting to |8,- 055,075 on tire Insurance companies formerly operating In this state, charged with violation of the anti trust low by conspiring to control rates. phe is revealed in even greater magni tudo than first reports indicated. It is estimated that at least 1,000 are dead, and many housands nre in distress, needing food and shelter. In addition to heavy casualties of dead and injured at Copiapo and Co quimbo, it was reported yesterday that 500 were killed at Vallenar and the sui rounding district. Vallenar was virtually destroyed, and the survivors aro in a critical condition. It seems certain that there hare been casualty in other towns and villages around Copiapo, to the south, con- scores of small ports whaives and quays were destroyed. Chilean naval vessels in the harbor at Talcahuano, about 300 miles south of Valparaiso, when they felt thc force of the waters clipped their cnblcs and proceeded out to open sea. President Alessandri has ordered the various government departments to take steps for thc relief of the sufferers in the stricken districts, those most sorely afflicted lying be tween Coquimbo and Copiapo. The navy department has sent ships along the coast to aid in the work. CENTRAL AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS AGREE TO U. S. CONFERENCE Washington, D. C., Nov. 13.—Formal acceptances from all five of the Cen tral American Republics, Invited by Secretary Hughe* to participate In a conference here, beginning Docom- her fourth, on land disarmament and better American relations, have been received at the State Department. Delegates have been selected for the Conference, the announcement sab], BOTTLERS IN ATLANTA Atlanta, Ga., Nov. 13.—Soft drink bottlers from the South are attending the carbonated beverage exposition which opened here today. RIOTING IN COLOGNE HAS ASSUMED DANGEROUS PROPORTIONS Berlin, Nov. 13.—Advice* from Col ogne report that the rioting which be gan Friday in a suburb of Kalk had spread Saturday and Sunday to % suburb ol Kuelhelm and Khrenfrled. Many shop windows were smashed and a mob stoned the police, shouting hunger, hunger. Many were arrested. TOUR DIE IN MISS. HOTEL FIRE Amory, Miss., Nov. 13.—Four m6n wore burned to death In a tire whlcu destroyed a hotol here early today. A fifth man was Injured In a leap from a second stcry window. The fire is believed to have been caused by the explosion of an oil stovo. DR. MARTIN TALKS AT MEDICAL MEETING I Chattanooga, Tcnii., Nov. 13.—Doc- Charlotte, N. C.. Nov. 13.—E. L. j lor W. H. 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